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API Automation Interview Questions

The document contains a comprehensive list of interview questions focused on API automation testing, covering basic concepts, Postman-specific queries, and Java with REST Assured. It also includes questions about TestNG, framework integration, scenario-based challenges, and conceptual topics related to APIs. This resource is aimed at preparing candidates for roles in software development engineering in test (SDET) and quality assurance (QA).

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API Automation Interview Questions

The document contains a comprehensive list of interview questions focused on API automation testing, covering basic concepts, Postman-specific queries, and Java with REST Assured. It also includes questions about TestNG, framework integration, scenario-based challenges, and conceptual topics related to APIs. This resource is aimed at preparing candidates for roles in software development engineering in test (SDET) and quality assurance (QA).

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API Automation Testing – Interview Questions

Basic API & Manual Testing Concepts


 What is an API? How does it work?
 What are the different types of HTTP methods used in REST APIs?
 What is the difference between GET and POST?
 What status codes have you worked with? What does a 200/400/401/500 status code
mean?
 What is JSON and how is it different from XML?
 How do you test APIs manually using Postman?
 How do you validate a response body and status code in Postman?
 Can you explain the structure of an API request?

Postman-Specific Questions
 What are Postman Collections and Environments?
 How do you send a POST request in Postman with a JSON body?
 How can you chain APIs using Postman?
 Have you written any tests in the “Tests” tab in Postman?
 How do you extract a value from a JSON response in Postman?

Java + REST Assured (API Automation)


 What is REST Assured and why do we use it?
 What are the key components of a REST Assured test? (given(), when(), then()) –
Explain with example.
 How do you validate the response body and status code in REST Assured?
 How can you pass headers and query parameters in a request?
 How do you extract a value from the response using JSONPath?
 Have you handled authentication in REST Assured? (Basic Auth, Bearer Token)
 What is API Chaining and how do you implement it in automation?
 How do you log request and response data in REST Assured?

TestNG, Framework, Tools Integration


 Why do you use TestNG with REST Assured?
 What is the role of Maven in your API automation framework?
 How do you run your tests from the command line?
 How do you handle test data (hardcoded, external, or via properties files)?
 Have you created any reporting with Extent or Allure?
 How do you manage your automation code using Git?
 What is CI/CD and how do you integrate API tests into Jenkins?

Scenario-Based Questions
 You receive a 500 Internal Server Error. How will you debug it?
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 How would you automate an API that requires OAuth2 authentication?


 If the response time of an API is too high, what would you do?
 How do you verify if a value in the response appears in a list of objects?
 How do you handle dynamic data in API requests or assertions?

Bonus - Conceptual Questions


 What is the difference between SOAP and REST?
 What is a RESTful API?
 What is the purpose of Swagger or OpenAPI documentation?
 Explain idempotency in REST APIs.
 What challenges have you faced while working on API automation?

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